Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev

About Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev

Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev was a Soviet weightlifter.He set 80 world records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting and won gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Career Highlights:

• Vasiliy Ivanovich Alekseyev set a total of 81 Soviet records and 80 world records in his active weightlifting career.
  
• He won gold medals in the Olympic Games twice consecutively at 1972 Munich Summer Olympics and the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics.
  
• Vasily Alekseyev was named the best sportsman of the 20th century in Greece in 1999. 
  
• He recived several prestigious awards throughout his life such as Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Friendship of Peoples and Order of the Badge of Honour.
  
• Vasily Alekseyev was inducted in the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1993.
• He was featured on the Sports Illustrated cover, on April 14, 1975, with the title “World’s Strongest Man”.
  

Legacy and Awards:

• Alekseyev was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated 14 April 1975, titled "World's Strongest Man".In 1999, in Greece, Alekseyev was acknowledged as the best sportsman of the 20th century. He was also awarded: Order of Lenin (1972), Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Badge of Honour (1970), and Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1972). In 1993 he was elected a member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.
  
• In Shakhty, where he lived much of his life, there is a street and park named after him,as well as his monument installed in 2014.
  

Career bests:

• Snatch: 190.0 kg (419 lbs) in 1977-09-01 in Podolsk;
  
• Clean and press: 236.5 kg (521 lbs) official world record until 1972;
  
• Clean and jerk: 256.0 kg (564 lbs) in 1977-11-01 in Moscow;
  
• Total: 645.0 kg (clean and press + snatch + clean and jerk), in 1972-04-15, in Tallinn, official world record until 1972;
  
• Total: 445.0 kg (snatch + clean and jerk) in Podolsk.
  

Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev Achievements

Medal records:

Olympic Games:

• Gold medal – 1972 Summer Olympics +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1976 Summer Olympics +110 kg
  

World Weightlifting Championships:

• Gold medal – 1970 World Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1971 World Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1972 World Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1973 World Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1974 World Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1975 World Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1976 World Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1977 World Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  

European Weightlifting Championships:

• Gold medal – 1970 European Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1971 European Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1972 European Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1973 European Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1974 European Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1975 European Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1977 European Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1978 European Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  

USSR Weightlifting Championships:

• Bronze medal – 1968 USSR Weightlifting Championships +102.5 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1970 USSR Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1971 USSR Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1972 USSR Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1973 USSR Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1974 USSR Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1975 USSR Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1976 USSR Weightlifting Championships +110 kg
  

Summer Spartakiad of the USSR:

• Gold medal – 1971 Summer Spartakiad of the USSR +110 kg
  
• Gold medal – 1975 Summer Spartakiad of the USSR +110 kg
  

Cups of the USSR:

• Gold medal – 1970 Cups of the USSR +110 kg Clean & Press
  
• Gold medal – 1970 Cups of the USSR +110 kg Snatch
  
• Gold medal – 1970 Cups of the USSR +110 kg Clean & Jerk
  
• Gold medal – 1970 Cups of the USSR +110 kg Total
  
• Gold medal – 1972 Cups of the USSR +110 kg Clean & Jerk
  
• Gold medal – 1972 Cups of the USSR +110 kg Total
  
• Gold medal – 1974 Cups of the USSR +110 kg Snatch
  
• Gold medal – 1974 Cups of the USSR +110 kg Clean & Jerk
  
• Gold medal – 1974 Cups of the USSR +110 kg Total